Steve Denning is the author of the award-winning books, The Secret Language of Leadership (Jossey-Bass, 2007) and The Leader's Guide to Storytelling (Jossey-Bass, 2005). The former program director for knowledge management at the World Bank, Denning consults with organizations in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia in the areas of leadership, management, innovation, and business narrative and radical management.

Denning’s former works have been cited by The New York Times, Financial Times, who called The Secret Language of Leadership one of the best books of 2007, and 800-CEO-READ, who called it the best book on leadership in 2007, among others.

A Sydney, Australia native, Denning studied law and psychology at Sydney University and received a postgraduate degree in law at Oxford University. After working as a lawyer for several years, Denning joined the World Bank, where he held various management positions, including Director of the Southern Africa Department, Director of the Africa Region, and Program Director, Knowledge Management.